23 December

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1914

Western Front

• Belgians cross the Yser and establish themselves on right bank of Dixmude.

Eastern Front

• Poland: Germans succeed in crossing the Bzura River at two points.
• Galicia: Russians compelled to raise the siege of Cracow.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

• Egypt: Arrival of Australian and New Zealand troops at Cairo.

Political

• Germany: Captain of the SMS Yorck sentenced to two years' detention for loss of ship.

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)